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Nanaka es subir recomendable! Le hechamos de nuevo ya. Es muy amable, alegre, ordenada y siempre dispuesta a ayudar. No hace falta preguntarle de hacer nada, porque lo hace directamente. Mi hijo Marc de 3 años le ha caído super bien y mi hija de 6 meses también. Nos ha encantado su comida auténtico de Japón.👌🏻🩷 Ha sido un placer. Siempre estas bienvenida en nuestra casa. I would highly recommend Nanaka! We already miss her. She is kind, happy, organised and always willing to help. You don't have to ask her to do anything because she does it automatically. My 3 year old loves her and my 6 month old baby as well. We loved her authentic Japanese food 👌🏻🩷 It has been a pleasure to have you and you are always welcome in our home.

Mette was an excellent addition to our family. She had great communication skills, our children felt at ease with her and she was great to have a chat with. She was up for learning new skills like surfing with us and taught me how to make a barista style coffee and our kids how to make pottery and water colour. We hope to see Mette again soon :)

It's been a real pleasure to host Michael. We did plan a 15 days stay but then we were so happy that we extended to 2 months! He showed a natural tendentency at wanting to be of benefit. He is strong and doesn't mind hard work. He helped building the new boxes for growing veggie and planting over 1.000 plants in our new garden. A massive job executed with ease and perseverance. He became friend of all the team because is also a great companion and friend that everyone appreciated. He will stay in our hearts and mind . Thank you Michael !

It was a pleasure to meet Margot. She is always welcome back! She was helpful, fun and energetic. She quickly became a part of our daily life, as a family. She was quick to see for herself, where she could help. She took part in all our family projects and did not even have a problem with fulfilling my daughters birthday wish, that we all went out to eat sushi, dressed in Cosplay :) We miss her already. Our goats have also told me that they miss her :) We wish Margot that all her dreams come true in life. We hope to go visit her in France one day!

Amazing experience!! Meaningful work and very comfortable. Frances made delicious meals and Luanne is a very strong and inspiring woman. Love this place so much. I came in liking cats a normal amount and left a full fledge cat lover

I loved my time here. It was wonderful and I am so greatful I had this experience. I miss it already. Everyone was very welcoming, and I felt genuinely cared for. The work was clear and relaxed, the house filled with amazing interesting people. Easy to get to Berlin or town and do other activities too. Surrounded by a nice forest so good for biking or walking. Not sure what else to say but I wanted to write a review before I forgot :) would recommend.

Lovely family and very structured, organized work helping Ludovic with home projects. The Au pair Nat made great meals and Irene was really cool to talk to. We had fresh milk and cheese and plenty of close hiking trails

Dear Charlie, Thank you for visiting and volunteering to help me at my farm. Your diligence and kind attitude have been a great help. I am grateful for your time and effort, and it was wonderful to see you here. Thanks to your help, everything at my home and farm has become even more beautiful. I hope you had a wonderful time too. I am happy to have met and hosted such an experienced traveler like you. Thank you again for your kindness and attention. Nuri

Better late than never! We stayed with Eve & Gary for a whole month in October. We stayed in the beautiful gîte, which is perfect for a couple. It started to rain in mid-October, so we spent the dry days working outside (vegetable garden and maintenance, painting the greenhouse, raking leaves, and tearing down a wall). And on rainy days, we did some indoor tasks (insulating the kitchen ceiling, organizing the tool shed, and tidying the shed). The meals Eve provides are always fantastic, and she's also the best at explaining things. We learned a lot from her! We had great time with the kids, had fun times around the bomfire(s), and even celebrated Halloween with the neighbors! Thank you for the good times.

We stayed with Birgit for almost a month in January. Due to personal family matters Brigit had to leave Portugal, so we ended up housesitting and taking care of her lovely dog, Lady. We really enjoyed it—despite the bad weather during that period (lots of rain and storms unfortunately). The location is breathtaking and we took many wonderful trips to the beach in the pickup truck with Lady and our own dog. We worked fewer workaway hours than usual because of the housesitting, but the tasks we did were varied: chopping wood, cleaning, cooking, fixing her campervan and improving the road drainage. Thank you Birgit for your trust and sharing your house with us!

The Fool Who Found His Garden There is a Tarot card that most people misread. The Fool stands at the edge of a cliff — not from ignorance, but from a different kind of knowing. He has walked every road. He has slept in the belly of a twelve-metre bus while Europe rolled past the windows like a dream someone else was having. He has read Dostoevsky by lamplight and understood, in his bones, that the underground man was right — and wrong — at the same time. He arrives at the cliff's edge and does not fall. He plants. Jan is an engineer who never stopped being a philosopher. An anarchist who builds things that last. A musician who understands that the most radical act is to make something beautiful in a world that profits from ugliness. The bus was not an escape. It was a laboratory. Twelve metres of mobile truth — testing what is essential, what is theatre, what dissolves when you remove the scaffolding of fixed address and social performance. Jung would say: he was circling the Self. Dostoevsky would say: he was burning through his illusions the honest way — by living them to their edge. La Palma was not the end of the journey. It was the answer the journey was always circling toward. "It's paradise — it's only people that are able to create hell out of it." This is not cynicism. This is a man who has seen enough of both to know the difference — and who chose, consciously, to become a keeper of the former. Even the name spirals inward — toward center, toward depth, toward the ancient dragon tree that has survived everything by simply being rooted and reaching simultaneously. That is Jan. He says life is a theatre and he is the Fool. But watch carefully — in Shakespeare, in Tarot, in Jung's trickster archetype — the Fool is the only one who tells the truth. The only one free enough to see the whole stage while everyone else performs their assigned role. He found the best seat. Not to disengage — but to see clearly. And from that seat, he keeps making beauty. Not as decoration. As resistance. As the only answer worth giving to absurdity. If you arrive looking for paradise ready-made, you will miss it. But if you arrive ready to participate in the beautiful illusion — conscious, willing, awake — you will find something rarer than paradise. You will find a place where someone decided that creation matters more than comfort, that roots and freedom are not opposites, and that the spiral always leads somewhere worth going. Thanks for coming, he says. As if he is the guest. As if the gift flows both ways. It does. — Written in the spirit of La Palma, where the volcano reminds you that everything is impermanent, and the dragon trees remind you that some things endure anyway.

Dear Jan, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your extraordinary contributions during your time with me as a Workawayer. Your unwavering work ethic, constant willingness to help, and kind, respectful demeanor were truly wonderful. Your presence brought positivity and warmth to my home, and it was an honor to host you. As you embark on your new adventures, please remember that you will always have a place in my heart and home. I wish you much success and happiness, and I hope our paths will cross again by chance. Thank you for being such a wonderful Workaway participant. Nuri

Aditya and Krupangi are two wonderful people, very competent in their respective fields, who were an invaluable help! They spent a week with us and worked on video production, social media, cooking… They are very curious and open-minded, always eager to discover new things. It was a pleasure to have them, and we hope to see you again soon!

Quedarte con Ramón, Claire y Alexander es como estar en casa, absoluta autonomía. Pero también tienes la opción de compartir con ellos todo cuanto quieras. De hecho te invitan a todos sus planes y acompañarlos siempre ha sido genial. Con Ramón nunca te va a faltar la conversación, no importa en qué idioma. Claire es una mujer súper interesante, me hubiera gustado que mi francés fuera mejor, menos mal que ella ha desempolvado todo su español. Y Alexander es un chico genial, educado y que no necesita que lo entretengan, pero siempre te va ha invitar a jugar con él. También tuve la oportunidad de conocer al hijo mayor de Claire, a su madre y a un montón de amigos y amigas que me acogieron de una forma cercana y amable como si fuera una más de la familia. El trabajo no tiene misterio, encargarte de la casa y las comidas. Si puedes hacer eso, para ellos es suficiente. Ha sido una gran experiencia. Gracias a todas y todos, pero sobre todo a vosotros. Nos veremos de nuevo!

This was my first workaway and it was perfect. Howard, the owner, is a man with a big heart. He's kind, easy-going and cheerful, The gang was friendly and helpful. There was good camaraderie. The work was easy. 4 hours each day, managing check ins and check outs and whatever guest-related tasks that were required. Yes, I would do recommend this to anyone eager to try workaway. Melaka is a cosy small town and this hostel is a perfect start.

This 3 weeks I spent with Alex that was good 3 weeks. I’ve got a lot of help and a great companionship during coldest polish wither from last 10 years. Alex could cope with all type of weather conditions we faced during this weeks. He is keen to learn and work and I can recommend him to anyone who is looking for 5 stars volunteer :)

Coco and Stella did a fabulous job looking after my dog, house and guests when I travelled overseas for 2 weeks. They are both kind, considerate and fun to have around. My house was absolutely spotless, my dog was very happy and my guests all left the best feedback. Coco and Stella were happy to help with anything I asked them to do and cooked some very delicious meals for us all. I would highly recommend them to anyone and everyone. We loved sharing our home with them and hope they keep in touch and pop in for a cup of tea if they are ever back in Auckland. Thanks Coco and Stella, you did a great job and we miss you x

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Sorry for the late feedback, Junio! He was such a fabulous guest and will be hard to beat in terms of all-round friendliness, helpfulness and positive energy. He’s very knowledgeable and interesting to talk to about all sorts of topics, and he jumped into every task with enthusiasm. He helped clean and repair the roof and water tanks, rearranged and painted my shed, and was always proactive in finding ways to help. I honestly felt a bit spoiled with cooked delicious Italian meals and nice guitar and singing sometimes. He was also wonderful with my dog and even minded him for a short time while I was away, which I really appreciated. Highly recommend- a truly lovely, generous person to have around!

If you need a gardener and some help with cooking, Alex is a good choice.Alex stayed with us for one week and in that week he managed to create a new garden for us and cook a couple of meals. He was willing to learn how to do sourdough bread and fermented cabbage. He showed a great knowledge about plants and gardening and was a pleasure to talk with.We can suggest him to anyone and wish him good luck with his journey. Yelena and Mike